(1)  Location. A stool-bed shall be located not less than 50 feet from any nonregistered cultivated plant of the Rosaceae family. The following exception will apply. Nonregistered stool-beds may be located no less than 10 feet from registered stool-bed plantings. The ground in a stool-bed and for a distance of 10 feet surrounding it shall be kept clean cultivated.

(2)  Acceptability. Existing stool-beds that index clean on the commonly used virus indicators will qualify as Reqistered Stool-beds. New stool-beds (those planted after effective date of these rules)  shall have originated from foundation stock established under this program, or from virus-tested plants originating through the Inter-regional Project No. 2 (IR-2)  . If the tree is scion-rooted, its source shall have met the above requirements. Only registered trees shall be permitted in the stool-bed.